Living with a children's author isn't as easy as it looks!

Sometimes, Mom flat-out makes up rules in her head like, “Don’t eat the acorns.”

and “Keep out of the mud.”

and “GAH! That stick is too big to carry!”

And her all-time favorite “No sleeping in the street!”

Most days, Mom has rules to follow in her writing. There are word count rules, and the rule of three, the rule of thinking with pictures in your head, and the rule of playing with wonderful words. And then there’s don’t make the book too quiet and don’t hit the kids over the head with a lesson, but do have fabulous characters with their own special voices and do surprise everyone with a twist at the end.

Whew! That’s a LOT of rules…

Mom says, “Rules are important. ” and “The world would be mayhem without rules.” and her other all-time favorite, “Rules are made to be broken!” Wait. What?

My wild guess is that your favorite rule is “Rules are made to be broken!”
I like to write my posts with pictures in my head but then google doesn’t let me find SFW pictures to accompany my thoughts.
Have a great week!

Oh Cupcake……I think sneaking in a good streetnap once in a while even if there’s a rule about NOT doing it, is important. We all have a bit of a “rebel” streak in us – right? Even humans have that…..pushing the limits……stretching the rules…..Otherwise life would be just a BIT too boring don’t you think????? You look mighty cute on the sofa with your stuffie…..waiting to go outside and “bend the rules” a bit perhaps?

Great post, Cupcake! My dog thinks of rules more as guidelines. I.e., paws off the table couldn’t possibly mean all paws, and of course, that doesn’t include ones snout. Likewise with word counts, I find it’s good to keep them in mind, but if the story needs to be longer so be it.

oh snorts Cupcake. One of your mom’s rules is also one of my mom’s favorite rules – “Rules are meant to be broken… and improvised”. Way to go my friend. Happy Monday – or should I say Happy Rule Breaking. XOXO – Bacon

If you keep too many rules in your brainbox, they may cause an inner pressure and lead to a headache. If they get into conflict with each other, they can even result in a terrible migraine. Therefore, it is highly important (and healthy!) to keep the amount of rules at a minimum.

Good Morning Cupcake! I think it is good to not eat acorns. And that IS a pretty big stick! There does seem to be a whole lot of rules for dogs. But I think it keeps them safe and keeps them clean so nobody goes ewwwwwwwwwwwww!